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The final chapter of the Harry Potter saga comes to the screen in this feature adaptation of the popular novel by children's fantasy author J.K. Rowling, with series veterans Steve Kloves and David Yates writing and directing, respectively. The Deathly Hallows will be split up into two films, with Part 2 set for release six months later.
Following Dumbledore's death, Voldemort has completed his ascension to power and gains control of the Ministry of Magic. Harry, Ron, and Hermione drop out of school so that they can find and destroy Voldemort's remaining horcruxes. To ensure their own safety as well as that of their family and friends, they are forced to isolate themselves. As they search for the horcruxes, the trio learn details about Dumbledore's past, as well as Snape's true motives.
The trio recovers the first of Voldemort's horcruxes, a locket, by infiltrating the ministry of magic. They then recover the Sword of Godric Gryffindor, which can be used to destroy horcruxes. They quickly destroy the locket. After this, they learn the secret of the Deathly Hallows, and deduce that Voldemort is after the Elder Wand. They next break into a vault at the wizarding bank, Gringotts, and recover another horcrux, the cup of Helga Hufflepuff. Harry learns that another horcrux is hidden in Hogwarts, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione enter the school. They find the horcrux, the Diadem of Ravenclaw, and destroy both.

I only watched first 3 films (also haven't read any books from the series). I agree that the third one was pretty good. It was stylistically different from the first two, I liked that. How are the other Harry Potter films? Are their visual styles very different? Which one has the most unique visual style?

I only watched first 3 films (also haven't read any books from the series). I agree that the third one was pretty good. It was stylistically different from the first two, I liked that. How are the other Harry Potter films? Are their visual styles very different? Which one has the most unique visual style?

Personally, I think the third one has the best style (which is why it's my favorite). The rest of the films are alright, and if you like Patrick Doyle, his score for Goblet of Fire is very good.

Overall I am enjoying the films, but the first two are really not my cup of tea. They're visually boring, overly long, and just not as interesting as the rest of the series.

Domestic Trailer 1 digitally altered

From Yahoo!

What's the deal with Emma Watson's hand in the new "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" trailer? Well, Hermione (played by Emma Watson) is a wizard with special powers, which might explain why her hand is magically clean, despite looking dramatically different in an earlier preview of the movie.

In a sneak peak of "Deathly Hallows" that appeared on the DVD for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," Emma Watson's hand in the same scene was clearly covered in blood (read: something along the lines of corn syrup and red food coloring).

Here's a comparsion with the DVD sneak peak and the same shot in the trailer:

Why the change? A representative for Warner Brothers, the studio behind "Harry Potter," didn't have an official comment on the matter at press time, but the Motion Picture Association of America can be pretty tricky when it comes to trailers. As anyone who's sat through the previews that show before a movie knows, most trailers begin with a notice that it has been "approved for all audiences." Translation: the trailer is as suitable for children as it is for adults. In other words: No blood.

A popular recent example of a trailer being edited so as to meet the MPAA's standards for appropriateness happened with the one for "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (yes, the one with the monkeys). In a scene that takes place at the beginning of the film, Indy and company are captured by Russians -- of course, those menancing Russians have guns. So, of course, when the scene found its way into previews, there were no guns to be found in that scene.

If it weren't for the savvy eyes of some the devoted Harry Potter fans at Mugglenet, no one might've noticed the change. What Warner Brothers did with the "Deathly Hallows" trailer looks good. Hermione's clean hand looks like Hermione's clean hand. Contrast that with the "Indiana Jones" editing incident, which resulted in pants that were clearly computer generated (where the gun used to be): what was intended to protect audiences from seeing something too adult probably caused a lot more of an uprising than if it had been left as is.